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SIXTH RACE 8.55

ONE MILE ABOUT FOUR FURLONGS (ABT 12F) FOR THREE YRS OLD AND UPWARDS

THE VICKERS.BET WEEKLY FREE BET CLUB HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 6)

Total prize fund £6200 Owners Prize Money. 1st £2560, 2nd £1280, 3rd £640, 4th £320, 5th £160. (Penalty Value

Weights raised 1lb and paragraphs 27 to 31 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable. SS

RACE STATS

LEADING COURSE TRAINER (17-22): J G O’Shea (21 wins from 148 runners, 14%) runs FIGHT FOR IT TRAINER-IN-FORM (LAST 14 DAYS): T Carroll (2 wins from 41 runners, 5%) runs PROUD WARRIOR

LONGEST TRAVELLER: DAS KAPITAL trained by J Berry, TURNER GIRL trained by E Dunlop, PFINGSTBERG trained by D M Simcock, Newmarket, 164 miles.

A lightly-raced profile provides hope that PFINGSTBERG may not have reached his limit so he gets the vote to build on hisYarmouth handicap debut third.Turner Girl is the obvious threat.

(1 3/4m, good to firm) 42 days ago. Shortlist material

2 FIGHT FOR IT (IRE) (81) 53/630-0

B g Camelot - Dorothy B (IRE)

Bennett Mr K. W. Bell John O’Shea, Newnham-on-Severn

Br Marengo,Carhue,Grousbridge & Dermot Ryan

W Bell Group Ltd TIMEFORM VIEW Modest on the Flat Well held at Windsor in April and has fared little better back hurdling on last 2 starts

3 GEELONG (FR) (17) 3-46026

4 9-9 (4)

B g Australia - Tioga Pass Mohammed Tabti (5) P. F. I. Cole Ltd Paul & Oliver Cole, Whatcombe

Br Deepwood Farm Stud P. F. I. Cole Ltd

TIMEFORM VIEW Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Beaten 6 1/2 lengths when second last month and only sixth of 7 at Brighton since Blinkers back on

4 TROJAN TRUTH (GB) (37) 036014

4 9-9 (2)

B g Ulysses (IRE) - Verity Trevor Whelan

Woodham Walter Partnership Ed de Giles, Ledbury

Br Cheveley Park Stud Limited Ed de Giles Racing

TIMEFORMVIEW Winner at Windsor (1 1/4m) in May. Cheekpieces on first time, fourth of 7 in handicap (5/2) at Nottingham (1 1/4m, firm) 37 days ago.

5 DAS KAPITAL (GB) (36) 36-3260 CD

HHHII BHA57

8 9-4 (7)

B g Cityscape - Narla Nicola Currie

Mr John Berry John Berry, Newmarket

Br Springfield Farm Partnership

TIMEFORM VIEW C&D winner Last of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford( 1 3/4m) 36 days ago. Bounce back needed

6 PROUD WARRIOR (IRE) (34) 004004

4 8-11 (5)

B g The Gurkha (IRE) - Rockshine Finley Marsh

Mr D. Boocock Tony Carroll, Cropthorne

Br Boocock Trading Ltd

TIMEFORM VIEW Fourth of 5 over C&D (good to firm, 40/1) 34 days ago. Hard to make a case for here

7 PFINGSTBERG (GER) (29) 0-063

Ch g Protectionist (GER) - Peace of Paradise (GER)

Quantum Leap Racing II & Partner

Br Gestut Ravensberg

3 8-6 (6)

Luke Morris

David Simcock, Newmarket

David Simcock Racing Ltd

TIMEFORMVIEW Lightly-raced maiden 9/4, some improvement when third of 5 in handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to firm) 29 days ago. May do better Leading claims.

Blinkers worn by No. 3. Tongue Strap worn by No. 2. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.

Stewards Note:

TURNER GIRL: Following its run on 2/6/2023 it was reported that the horse suffered interference in running.

Probable S.P’s: 11-4 Turner Girl (IRE), 4-1 Pfingstberg (GER), 9-2 Trojan Truth (GB), 5-1 Geelong (FR), 13-2 Das Kapital (GB), 14-1 Fight For It (IRE), 40-1 Proud Warrior (IRE)

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